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Toshiba Starts Mass Production of 13 Megapixel CMOS Image SensorToshiba Corporation's (TOKYO:6502) Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of "T4KB3", a 13-megapixel (MP) BSI[1] CMOS image sensor with the optical format of 1/3.07 inch that offers makers of smartphones and tablets lower power consumption and a smaller chip size. Mass production shipments start today. Toshiba (News - Alert): 13-megapixel BSI CMOS image sensor "T4KB3" for smartphones and tablets (Photo: Business Wire) A new design methodology helps to reduce the power consumption of the new sensor to 200mW, or less at 30fps, 53% that of Toshiba's sensor now in mass production[2]. The chip is also in the world's smallest class of 13MP sensors[3], about 24% smaller than Toshiba's current 13MP sensor[2], and "T4KB3" is world's smallest class 13MP sensor [3]. The new sensor also deploys "Bright Mode" technology that captures bright video images at high frame rates, realizing Full-HD video capture at 120fps equivalent. The new CMOS sensor positions Toshiba to contribute to the realization of smaller form-factor camera modules and thinner mobile devices. Applications
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Customer Inquiries: *Information in this document, including product prices and specifications, content of services and contact information, is current on the date of the announcement but is subject to change without prior notice. About Toshiba Toshiba Corporation, a Fortune Global 500 company, channels world-class capabilities in advanced electronic and electrical product and systems into five strategic business domains: Energy & Infrastructure, Community Solutions, Healthcare Systems & Services, Electronic Devices & Components, and Lifestyles Products & Services. Guided by the principles of The Basic Commitment of the Toshiba Group, "Committed to People, Committed to the Future", Toshiba promotes global operations towards securing "Growth Through Creativity and Innovation", and is contributing to the achievement of a world in which people everywhere live in safe, secure and comfortable society.
Founded in Tokyo in 1875, today's Toshiba is at the heart of a global
network of over 590 consolidated companies employing over 200,000 people
worldwide, with annual sales surpassing 6.5 trillion yen (US$63 billion).
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